Spurs add Pops

The Spurs have filled their 15th roster slot with a 25-year-old Englishman named Pops.

Pops Mensah-Bonsu, the talk of the NBA Developmental League, signed a 10-day contract with the Spurs on Wednesday. Mensah-Bonsu, a 6-foot-10 forward, averaged 26.6 points, 13 rebounds and 2.4 assists in eight games with the Austin Toros.

On Feb. 22, he turned in a 39-point, 18-rebound game against Colorado.

Mensah-Bonsu played collegiately at George Washington University, but went unselected in the 2006 draft. He appeared in 12 games with Dallas that season before landing in the D-League.

The signing of Mensa-Bonsu takes the Spurs out of consideration for other free-agent buyout candidates. He should provide needed depth on the front line for the Spurs, especially with Tim Duncan battling a sore knee.